Choco Mucho Flying Titans

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Choco Mucho Flying Titans
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Short nameChoco Mucho
NicknameFlying Titans
Founded2019
Head coach Dante Alinsunurin
Captain Desiree Cheng
League Premier Volleyball League
2025 PVL on Tour 10th place
Uniforms
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The Choco Mucho Flying Titans are a Filipino professional women's volleyball team playing in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL). The team is owned by food company Rebisco. [1]

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History

The team was created by Rebisco for the 2019 Premier Volleyball League season acquiring the seniors of the 2019 Ateneo Lady Eagles volleyball team together with their coach, Oliver Almadro who won UAAP Season 81 volleyball tournaments. Madayag, De Leon, Tolentino and Gequiliana were joined by the players of the disbanding United Volleyball Club from the Philippine Super Liga. The team was triumphant for their debut as they swept BaliPure Purest Water Defenders in their first game for the 2019 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference last August 14, 2019. [2] They were seventh, winning 6 games out of 16. The team, led by Madayag, had a 6-game winning streak for the comeback in the 2021 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference. They defeated the PLDT High Speed Hitters, Santa Lucia Realtors, BaliPure Purest Water Defenders, Cignal HD Spikers, Perlas Spikers, and Philippine Army Lady Troopers in the eliminations giving away only two sets. They only lost twice in the eliminations to Creamline Cool Smashers and Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Crossovers, whom they faced off in the Semi-Finals. They ranked fourth in the 2021 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference after losing to Petro Gazz Angels in the battle for bronze.

Current roster

Choco Mucho Flying Titans roster
No.Nat.PlayerPos.HeightDOBFrom
1 Flag of the Philippines.svg Isa Molde Outside Hitter1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) (1998-10-18) October 18, 1998 (age 26) Philippines
2 Flag of the Philippines.svg Desiree Cheng  (C)Outside Hitter1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) (1996-09-28) September 28, 1996 (age 29) De La Salle
3 Flag of the Philippines.svg Deanna Wong Setter1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) (1998-07-18) July 18, 1998 (age 27) Ateneo
4 Flag of the Philippines.svg Mean Mendrez Outside Hitter1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) (1998-11-14) November 14, 1998 (age 26) UE
5 Flag of the Philippines.svg Bia General Libero1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) (1995-08-27) August 27, 1995 (age 30) National-U
6 Flag of the Philippines.svg Dindin Santiago-Manabat Opposite Hitter / Middle Blocker1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) (1993-09-26) September 26, 1993 (age 32) National-U
11 Flag of the Philippines.svg Ayesha Taira Juegos Opposite Hitter (2002-09-14) September 14, 2002 (age 23) Adamson
12 Flag of the Philippines.svg Jamenea Ferrer Setter1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) (1991-12-12) December 12, 1991 (age 33) Ateneo
13 Flag of the Philippines.svg Flag of Nigeria.svg Aduke Ogunsanya Middle Blocker1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) (1996-10-02) October 2, 1996 (age 29) De La Salle
14 Flag of the Philippines.svg Jen Kylene Villegas Middle Blocker (2002-06-20) June 20, 2002 (age 23) Adamson
15 Flag of the Philippines.svg Royse Tubino Outside Hitter1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) (1993-01-12) January 12, 1993 (age 32) UPHSD
16 Flag of the Philippines.svg Thang Ponce Libero1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) (1998-10-21) October 21, 1998 (age 26) Adamson
17 Flag of the Philippines.svg Lorraine Pecaña Middle Blocker1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) (2001-04-21) April 21, 2001 (age 24) Arellano
21 Flag of the Philippines.svg Regine Arocha Outside Hitter1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) (1997-02-21) February 21, 1997 (age 28) Arellano
22 Flag of the Philippines.svg Cherry Nunag Middle Blocker1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) (1992-10-22) October 22, 1992 (age 32) De La Salle–Dasmariñas
Flag of the United States.svg Anyse Smith Opposite Hitter1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) (1999-03-28) March 28, 1999 (age 26) North Texas

Rivalries

Creamline Cool Smashers

Although both teams met in the championship twice, Choco Mucho only won one match all-time against sister team Creamline Cool Smashers. Still, it has become a popular rivalry, with matches between the two attracting large crowds and breaking attendance records.

Honors

Team

SeasonConferenceTitleRef.
2019 Open 7th place [3]
2021 Open 4th place [4]
2022 Open 4th place [5]
Invitational 7th place [6]
Reinforced 7th place [7]
2023 1st All-Filipino 7th place [8]
Invitational 7th place [9]
2nd All-Filipino Runner-Up [10]
2024 All-Filipino Runner-Up [11]
Reinforced 9th place [12]
2024-25 All-Filipino 4th place [13]
PVL on Tour 10th place [14]
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2023 VTV International Women's Volleyball Cup Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze [15]

Individual

SeasonConferenceAwardNameRef.
2021 Open Best Opposite Spiker Kat Tolentino [16]
2023 2nd All-Filipino Most Valuable Player (Conference) Sisi Rondina [17]
Best Libero Thang Ponce
2024 All-Filipino 1st Best Outside Spiker Sisi Rondina [18]
1st Best Middle Blocker Maddie Madayag
Best Libero Thang Ponce
2024–25 All-Filipino Best Libero Thang Ponce [19]
International LeagueAwardNameRef.
2023 VTV International Women's Volleyball Cup Best Outside Spiker Sisi Rondina [15]
Best Middle Blocker Maddie Madayag

Coaches

Team captains

Imports

SeasonNumberPlayerCountry
2022 5 Odina Aliyeva Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan
2024 20Zoi Faki [20] Flag of Greece.svg Greece
2025 Anyse Smith [21] Flag of the United States.svg USA

Former players

Notes

  1. Interim coach

References

  1. Bautista, Ohmer (July 18, 2019). "ALINSUNURIN prepares Choco Mucho Flying Titans for PVL 'war'". Tiebreaker Times Inc. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  2. Naredo, Camille (August 14, 2019). "PVL: PVL: Choco Mucho triumphant in debut, sweeps BaliPure". ABS-CBN News .
  3. Agcaoili, Lance (October 23, 2019). "Petro Gazz pounces on Madayag-less Choco Mucho to sustain streak before semis". Spin.ph . Archived from the original on August 28, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  4. Naredo, Camille (August 12, 2021). "Petro Gazz sweeps Choco Mucho for PVL bronze". ABS-CBN News. Philippines. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  5. Satumbaga-Villar, Kristel (April 8, 2022). "Cignal downs Choco Mucho, clinches third place honors". Manila Bulletin. Philippines. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  6. "Petro Gazz eliminates Choco Mucho, gifts Army PVL semis spot". Spin.ph . July 30, 2022. Archived from the original on August 29, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  7. "Cignal shoots down Choco Mucho, completes semis". Premier Volleyball League. November 22, 2022. Archived from the original on November 22, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  8. "Mika Reyes urges PLDT to fully embrace Ricafort's system in semis". Premier Volleyball League. March 25, 2023. Archived from the original on March 25, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  9. "Choco Mucho rolls past Chery Tiggo, takes 7th". Premier Volleyball League. July 22, 2023. Archived from the original on August 28, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  10. Kennedy, Caacbay (December 17, 2023). "Sheer dominance: Creamline asserts mastery of Choco Mucho to claim all-Filipino crown". ABS-CBN News . Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  11. Bautista, Ohmer (May 12, 2024). "Jema Galanza, Creamline win five-set classic over Choco Mucho to retain All-Filipino Championship". One Sports . Archived from the original on May 12, 2024. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  12. "PLDT smashes Choco Mucho's QF hopes, nails No.4 seed". Premier Volleyball League. August 22, 2024. Archived from the original on August 22, 2024. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  13. "Soyud sparkles as Akari claims historic AFC bronze". Premier Volleyball League. April 12, 2025. Archived from the original on April 12, 2024. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  14. "ZUS Coffee pulls off reverse sweep vs Choco Mucho, secures last QF slot" . Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  15. 1 2 "Rondina, Madayag shine as Choco Mucho takes VTV Cup bronze". Premier Volleyball League. August 27, 2023. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  16. Yumol, David Tristan (August 13, 2021). "Jaja Santiago takes home Conference MVP and Finals MVP awards". CNN Philippines . Archived from the original on August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  17. Isaga, JR (December 16, 2023). "Pro league rookie Sisi Rondina skies high with first career PVL MVP award". Rappler. Archived from the original on December 16, 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  18. Isaga, JR (May 12, 2024). "Brooke's best: Petro Gazz's Van Sickle bags MVP in debut PVL stint". Rappler . Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  19. "Brooke Van Sickle shines bright with back-to-back MVP honors". Premier Volleyball League. April 12, 2025. Archived from the original on April 12, 2025. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  20. Agcaoili, Lance (June 26, 2024). "Greek Zoi Faki boosts Choco Mucho in PVL Reinforced Conference". Philippine Daily Inquirer . Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  21. Agcaoili, Lance (October 2, 2025). "PVL: Anyse Smith eyes bigger impact in Choco Mucho stint". Philippine Daily Inquirer . Retrieved October 3, 2025.